The winners of the “44th NAACP Image Awards” were announced during the live broadcast from Los Angeles’ historic Shrine Auditorium which aired on NBC on February 1.

The two-hour live special was hosted by Steve Harvey. Some of the biggest names in film, television and music appeared including Archie Panjabi, Cedric The Entertainer, Common, Don Cheadle, Halle Berry, Keke Palmer, Lamorne Morris, Laz Alonso, LL Cool J, Meagan Good, Niecy Nash, Samuel L Jackson, Terrence Jenkins, Tony Goldwyn, Tyler James Williams, Wanda Sykes and Wayne Brady. Gladys Knight performed “The Way We Were” for the in memoriam segment and Wyclef and Common performed a version of Belafonte's "Day-O."

Nominees for the NAACP Image Awards are determined by the number of entries received by the deadline. To be eligible, projects must have had a national distribution date between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2012. For the 2012 voting period, over 1,200 submissions were received by the artists, managers, publicists, production companies, record labels, studios, networks and/or publishers. From those entries, a nominating committee of 300 industry professionals and NAACP leaders from across the country select five nominees in each of the 53 categories. Those results were announced at a press conference. To determine the winners, the members of the NAACP vote via a secured online site. The results are tabulated by the Image Awards auditors, Bert Smith & Co., and the results are confidential until the envelope is opened LIVE on stage during the NBC telecast on Friday, February 1, 2013.

Below is the full list of winners:

Category

Title/Name

Outstanding Comedy Series

"The Game"

(BET)

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

Don Cheadle

"House Of Lies"

(Showtime)

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

Cassi Davis

"Tyler Perry's House of Payne"

(TBS)

Outstanding Supporting Actor

in a Comedy Series

Lance Gross

"Tyler Perry's House of Payne"

(TBS)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Vanessa Williams

"Desperate Housewives"

(ABC)

Outstanding Drama Series

"Scandal"

(ABC)

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

LL Cool J

"NCIS: Los Angeles"

(CBS)

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

Kerry Washington

"Scandal"

(ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actor

in a Drama Series

Omar Epps

"House M.D."

(FOX)

Outstanding Supporting Actress

in a Drama Series

Loretta Devine

"Grey's Anatomy"

(ABC)

Outstanding Television Movie,

Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

"Steel Magnolias"

(Lifetime)

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

Cuba Gooding, Jr.

"Hallmark Hall of Fame's FIRELIGHT"

(ABC)

Category

Title/Name

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

Alfre Woodard

"Steel Magnolias"

(Lifetime)

Outstanding Actor

in a Daytime Drama Series

Kristoff St. John

"The Young and the Restless"

(CBS)

Outstanding Actress

in a Daytime Drama Series

Tatyana Ali

"The Young and the Restless"

(CBS)

Outstanding News/Information

(Series or Special)

"Unsung"

(TV One)

Outstanding Talk Series

"The View"

(ABC)

Outstanding Reality Series

"Welcome to Sweetie Pie's"

(OWN)

Outstanding Variety Series or Special

"Black Girls Rock"

(BET)

Outstanding Children’s Program

"Kasha and the Zulu King"

(BET)

Outstanding Performance in a Youth/ Children’s Program - (Series or Special)